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'''Salvador Dali''' (Figueres 1904 - Figueres 1989) was a Spanish [[Surrealism|Surrealist]] painter and sculptor, whose work includes one of the 15 most famous paintings of all time: ''[[The Persistence of Memory]]'' (1931), housed at the Museum of Modern Art.  Surrealism was a more [[conservative]] alternative to [[Cubism]], which was a competing trend in art at that time.

'''Salvador Dali''' (Figueres 1904 - Figueres 1989) was a Spanish [[Surrealism|Surrealist]] painter and sculptor, whose work includes one of the 15 most famous paintings of all time: ''[[The Persistence of Memory]]'' (1931), housed at the Museum of Modern Art.  Surrealism was a more [[conservative]] alternative to [[Cubism]], which was a competing trend in art at that time.

In Paris in 1929, Dali met [[Joan Miró]], Andre Breton and his Surrealist group, the Romanian Dadaist Tristan Tzara and Paul Eluard. It was here that Dali first met Gala, his former wife.

In Paris in 1929, Dali met [[Joan Miró]], Andre Breton and his Surrealist group, the Romanian Dadaist Tristan Tzara and Paul Eluard. It was here that Dali first met Gala, his future wife of nearly 50 years.

Dali's early works were experiments with contemporary techniques, including [[Impressionism|Impressionist]] works like ''Self-Portrait'' (1921) and [[Pointillism|Pointillist]] works like ''Nude in a Landscape'' (1922-1923). ''Portrait of the Cellist Ricardo Pichot'' (1920) and ''Portrait of Luis Buñuel'' (1924) lean closer towards [[Post-Impressionism]], and ''Venus and Amorini'' (1925) is executed in the [[Cubism|Cubist]] style.  

Dali's early works were experiments with contemporary techniques, including [[Impressionism|Impressionist]] works like ''Self-Portrait'' (1921) and [[Pointillism|Pointillist]] works like ''Nude in a Landscape'' (1922-1923). ''Portrait of the Cellist Ricardo Pichot'' (1920) and ''Portrait of Luis Buñuel'' (1924) lean closer towards [[Post-Impressionism]], and ''Venus and Amorini'' (1925) is executed in the [[Cubism|Cubist]] style.